THE CELIA WOODSTOCK MATTER and THE STANLEY SPRINGS MATTER YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR
1001 Radio Crime Solvers
Each story started with a phone call from an insurance executive, calling on Johnny to investigate an unusual claim. Each story required Johnny to travel to some distant locale, usually within the United States but sometimes abroad, where he was almost always threatened with personal danger in the course of his investigations. Johnny's precious recreational time was usually spent fishing, and it was not uncommon for Johnny's clients to exploit this favorite pastime in convincing him to take on a job near go
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THE DAVID ROCKEY MATTER YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR
1001 Radio Crime Solvers
Each story started with a phone call from an insurance executive, calling on Johnny to investigate an unusual claim. Each story required Johnny to travel to some distant locale, usually within the United States but sometimes abroad, where he was almost always threatened with personal danger in the course of his investigations. Johnny's precious recreational time was usually spent fishing, and it was not uncommon for Johnny's clients to exploit this favorite pastime in convincing him to take on a job near go
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A STREETCAR NAMED SCHULTZ and THE BAREFOOT BOY JEFF REGAN, PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR
1001 Radio Crime Solvers
A Streetcar Named Schultz (Original Air Date: January 18, 1950) Jeff Regan is hired by a professional wrestler to clear his name after he is accused of murdering his opponent. The investigation leads Regan into a "tangled web" involving a local streetcar operator named Schultz, disgruntled coworkers, a secret romance, and a suspicious streetcar accident. The Barefoot Boy with Shoes Gone (Original Air Date: January 25, 1950) Regan is hired by a woman named E.P. Duffield—a gallery owner—to locate a missing artist. The target of the search is Thaddeus Mink, an eccentric, "cat-hating" painter...
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THE CHARLES AND JACKIE KIMBALL MURDER CASE and THE FRANCIE GREEN MURDER CASE BROADWAY IS MY BEAT
1001 Radio Crime Solvers
Broadway Is My Beat was a gritty radio crime drama that aired on CBS from 1949 to 1954. It followed the investigations of Detective Danny Clover (played by Larry Thor), a world-weary NYPD homicide detective working Manhattan’s "Great White Way"—the gaudiest and most violent mile in the world. The show was celebrated for its stylized, noir dialogue and immersive sound design. Episode Summaries The Francie Green Murder Case (March 24, 1950) Plot: Detective Danny Clover investigates the murder of Francie Green, a 20-year-old cigarette girl working in a Broadway nightclub. The...
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THE BUM'S RUSH and RUSHTON HICKORY THE ADVENTURES OF PHILIP MARLOWE P.D.
1001 Radio Crime Solvers
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THE LADY KILLER and THE EAGER WITNESS ADVENTURES OF PHILIP MARLOWE, P.D.
1001 Radio Crime Solvers
The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a radio series featuring Raymond Chandler's private eye, Philip Marlowe. Robert C. Reinehr and Jon D. Swartz, in their book, The A to Z of Old Time Radio, noted that the program differed from most others in its genre: "It was a more hard-boiled program than many of the other private detective shows of the time, containing few quips or quaint characters."
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THE FINE ITALIAN HAND and THE BRIDS ON THE WING ADVENTURES OF PHILIP MARLOWE
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THE BIG STAND and THE BIG WISH DRAGNET
1001 Radio Crime Solvers
This series was broadcasted from June 3, 1949 to February 26, 1957 on NBC at various times and days, starring Dragnet starred Jack Webb as Detective Sergeant Joe Friday. Various partners throughout the show's run were Sergeant Ben Romero (Barton Yarborough), Ed Jacobs (Barney Phillips), and Officer Frank Smith (Ben Alexander). Webb was the creator/Director of the series and wanted everything to be as authentic as possible, down to the last sound effect. The stories were based on actual police files and "the names were changed to protect the innocent". Dragnet broke a few radio taboos as well,...
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THE BIG SHOCK and THE BIG OFFICE DRAGNET
1001 Radio Crime Solvers
This series was broadcasted from June 3, 1949 to February 26, 1957 on NBC at various times and days, starring Dragnet starred Jack Webb as Detective Sergeant Joe Friday. Various partners throughout the show's run were Sergeant Ben Romero (Barton Yarborough), Ed Jacobs (Barney Phillips), and Officer Frank Smith (Ben Alexander). Webb was the creator/Director of the series and wanted everything to be as authentic as possible, down to the last sound effect. The stories were based on actual police files and "the names were changed to protect the innocent". Dragnet broke a few radio taboos as well,...
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THE BIG TRUNK and THE BIG CUT DRAGNET
1001 Radio Crime Solvers
This series was broadcasted from June 3, 1949 to February 26, 1957 on NBC at various times and days, starring Dragnet starred Jack Webb as Detective Sergeant Joe Friday. Various partners throughout the show's run were Sergeant Ben Romero (Barton Yarborough), Ed Jacobs (Barney Phillips), and Officer Frank Smith (Ben Alexander). Webb was the creator/Director of the series and wanted everything to be as authentic as possible, down to the last sound effect. The stories were based on actual police files and "the names were changed to protect the innocent". Dragnet broke a few radio taboos as well,...
info_outlineDragnet, the brainchild of Jack Webb, may very well be the most well-remembered, and the best, radio police drama series. From September, 1949 through February 1957, Dragnet's 30 minute shows, broadcast on NBC, brought to radio true police stories in a low-key, documentary style.
The origins of Dragnet can be traced to a semi-documentary film, "He Walked by Night" from 1948, in which Webb had a small role. Both employed the same Los Angeles Police Department technical adviser, used actual police cases and presented the case in "just the facts" manner that became a hallmark of Dragnet. It is interesting to note that Webb employed that format in other radio series, some pre-dating the film mentioned above.
Dragnet was a long running radio and television police procedural drama, about the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from an actual police term, a dragnet, meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.
Dragnet was perhaps the most famous and influential police procedural drama in American media history. The series gave millions of Americans a feel for the boredom and drudgery, as well as the danger and heroism, of real life police work. Dragnet earned praise for improving the public opinion of police officers.
Actor and producer Jack Webb's aims in Dragnet were for realism and unpretentious acting. He achieved both goals and Dragnet remains a key influence on subsequent police dramas in many media. The shows cultural impact is demonstrated by the fact that even after five decades, elements of Dragnet are known to those who have never heard nor seen the program. The ominous four note introduction to the brass and tympani theme music, titled Danger Ahead, is instantly recognizable as well as the shows opening narration:
"Ladies and gentlemen, the story you are about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent."